Urushi Shaving Brush "Akai Sumi" with Cherry Wood Handle & Manchurian Badger Bristles - Paulownia BoxIndulge in the luxurious and unparalleled shaving experience with our Urushi Shaving Brush, crafted with the utmost care and precision. The wonderful Cherry Wood Handle was treated with several layers of raw and black and red Urushi which gives this very intricate look with fine peaking red spots at the corners. The knot is made of Manchurian Badger Bristles (animal hair) good firm and sturdy. This is unique item, You will get the brush shown in the

not too heavy

this Kamisori was hand forged out of two types of iron

Tamahagane is the traditional steel produced in Japan

Engraved on the lid is an Ukiyo-e woodblock print of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Koga Saburo Suspendeding Basket Watching Dragon"

The razor was made in the Showa period (approximately in the 1970's) and has a length of 15

Judging from the clean head this Kamisori was most likely made by Shigeyoshi Iwasaki before Mizuochi took over the workshop in Sanjo entirely

A wood used for centuries to build Japanese shrines and temples

This high quality Rattan is imported from Japan as well and only 1mm thick

the traditional Japanese tea cup

during our restoration we carefully removed old rust

2 cm and the weight is 23

We also added a new Rattan handle wrapping and lacquered it with several layers of Urushi